San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-04-21
PERSONAL.


DIR. Miles and family removed last week
TO Lockhart.
Mr.. Howell, Of Seguin, spent some days
here this week.
Miss Cappie Kellam is assisting Mrs.
Richardson, the milliner.
Mr.. Garth's new building is looming up
from near Assembly Hill.
We are glad to find our friend Mr.. Young
much improved in health and spirits.
Uncle 10 Burleson writes us that Prohi-
bition will carry largely in his part OF the
county,
DR.. Pendleton, we learn, Is contemplating
a VOYAGE to Scotland, intended to start TINS
week. but il detained by illness.
Ex.sheriff Z.P. Bugg died yesterday even.
ing, after lingering illness. The moral OF
his life is too well known to need repetition.
The family of Col s. 4. Taylor have ar
rived and are the sole occupants OF the
Briggs place, Mrs. B. having gone hence
We notice that the boon" has struck our
old friend Capt. H. 8. Harvey. and pave
ment in front of his residence is the newt
able consequence.
Elder Blanks has Just concluded his series
of meetings at the Christian church. Ihey
we're successful and satisfactory. We hear
the elder highly spoken of as an elegant
and foroible speaker.
Instead of going to Falls county, Mr.. O.
W. Mann went to see his brother in Kerr
county, who is about to emigrate to Oregon:
and Charley says he Is very much inclined
To bear him company.
|, Our townsman, Mr.. Lee, is making the
main body of the brick used on Hofheinz
new hotel building and Dan says they are
better than some he got from Austin for
special portion of the work.
Mrs. Ballou and son, of Springfield, ILL.,,
are visiting relatives. w. B. Crockers, on
the Blanco, travelling for health of son.
They are highly pleased with San Marcos
and vicinity and may remain some time.
The Kyle Times supplies, as we presume,
some of the names of our Dripping Springs
visitors referred to in late issue Ut the
FREE PRESS viz: Mrs. McLendon, Misses
Jessie McLendon. Emma Philips, Bella
Graham and others. M&
, Rev. Mr.. DuBose visited our town q day
or two last week. We were pleased to meet
him. He came in the interest of the next
summer course of our Assembly on the Hill,
and stated that the outlook is good for
successful series of meetings.
Mrs. Arthur Northcraft writes us from
their new home in the country, that she Is
devoting much time to raising poultry, and
with encouraging success, for she says one
of her hens recently came of the nest with
a mixed brood of ducks, turkeys and chick
ems. That hen we should say Will be apt to
find herself in q rather embarrassing posi-.
ton.
Mr.. Chas Hutchings informs us that his
brother who lately went to England writes
him that extreme distress prevails there IN
the mining district and that the sufferings OF
the people are becoming quite unendurablc.
From ali the present indications the Eng
lish people are inclined to make common
cause with their Irish brethren in the resist
ance of governmental oppression.
We had call last week from a young
man who claimed to be native OF Algeria,
his father Frenchman his mother an Arab,
but he had been brought up in France and
England. A smart, well-mannered young
fellow, who has evidently seen much OF the
world, and understands several different
languages. He had MS. volume OF poetry
of his composition, and transcribed one or
two pieces for us which we may hereafter
publish as literary curioslties.
On the train coming from Austin short
time since was q man from Weatherford,
fleeing from the drought. He said he had
a brother-in-law renting in this vicinity, that
his wife and mother had preceded him,
and he was coming on to share their luckCO.